Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Orange Disco

Atherurus macrourus compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Hystricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Atherurus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.